Round 1 · 18 January 1953
1953 Argentine Grand Prix: results
Alberto Ascari (Ferrari) won the 1953 Argentine Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 18 January 1953 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez (Argentina), starting from position 1. Luigi Villoresi (Ferrari) and José Froilán González (Maserati) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 | 3:01:04.600 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 3 | +1 Lap | 6 | +1 Lap |
| 3 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 5 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 6 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Oscar Gálvez | Maserati | 9 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 11 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 7 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 7 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 7 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 8 | John Barber | Cooper | 16 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 9 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 12 | +10 Laps | — | +10 Laps |
| 10 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 8 | — | — | Wheel |
| 11 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 2 | — | — | Transmission |
| 12 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 15 | — | — | Transmission |
| 13 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Accident |
| 14 | Carlos Menditeguy | Gordini | 10 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 15 | Pablo Birger | Simca | 14 | — | — | Differential |
| 16 | Adolfo Cruz | Cooper | 13 | — | — | Wheel |